forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
a little bit; a little while
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to put on airs; to assume importance
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
ray (of light); beam; light
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
if it is (the case that ...)
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged